upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to have a narrow escape from death
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place)
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to bloom late; to remain in bloom
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
fort; fortification; fortress; stronghold
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
volley firing; fusillade; broadside